Features

How to organise a demonstration

In this case study, Carrie Supple explains how she and Louise Morris organised a protest to support Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein - and how you can use the same techniques to organise a demo for your campaign too

Published: 15 September 2009 | Category: Activism, Features | Written by Carrie Supple

Feminism and the vampire novel

Much has been written about sexism in the Twilight books and film. Here, Caitlin Brown puts the series in context of other popular vampire fiction

Published: 8 September 2009 | Category: Culture and Media, Feminism, Language, Racism, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes | Written by Caitlin Brown

Reviews

Dirt: Quirks, Habits and Passions of Keeping House

Sian Norris reviews an anthology which explores our feelings about dirt (and cleaning it up)

Published: 9 September 2009 | Category: Books | Written by Sian Norris

Feminist or misogynist?

Stieg Larsson's thrillers have been described as feminist, but Melanie Newman argues they are just the latest in a line of novels which aim to titillate readers with graphic depictions of men raping and murdering women

Published: 4 September 2009 | Category: Books | Written by Melanie Newman

Bluestockings

England's first college accepting female undergraduates was established in 1869. In 1948, Cambridge became the last university in the country to grant degrees to its female students. Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein reviews a book which charts the years in between

Published: 4 September 2009 | Category: Books | Written by Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein